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porting tray for fragile articles whereby the saidarticles are substantially suspended be tween cushioning surroundings.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a fragile article package for dismay-mg, packing and shipping the articles whereby a plurality of said articles may be individually supported and retained intheir respective pesitions and prevented fromco'ntact with one arr-'- other or other position displacement.

A "further objedt of the present invention is the provision of a fragile article supporting tray for accomplishing the foregoing objects that is formed from a relatively simple blank adapted to be shipped to the user in a knocked-down condition, that is, partially assembled so that the user can readily erect the same for packing and use. 7

It is a still further objeet of this invention to provide a fragile articles package espeeially for use with hollow-ware such as glass or other material fragile tumblers which are generally packed, displayedand shipped in sets consisting of a plurality of similar articles and which pac l z'age' consists of an enclosing carton having cushioning or shock insulating walls together with a tray .or carton insert thatsupports the individual glasses by substantially suspending the Said glasses 61 tumblers, between the trip bdttdrii of the carton as wen as betwellth e11- closing cushioning or shock insulating wane of the carton. 4

Other objects and advantages of the present invention should be readily apparent by reference to the following specification considered in con unction with the aecempmyifig drawing running a part thereof and itis to be'understood thatany modifications may be made in the exact structural details there shown anddesdfibed'within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from or exceeding the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a package having embodied therein the principles ofthe present invention. 4

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a tray or carton 2 insert embodying the principles of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view through the package of Fig. 1 as seen from line 3-3 on said Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an extended plan view of the blank from which the tray or carton insert of the present invention is formed.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the blank of Fig. 4 as it leaves the forming machine.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view through the formed blank of Fig. 5 as seen from line 8-:6 on said Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a bottom plan view'of the set up or erected tray or carton insert.

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view through the tray as seen from line 8-8 on said Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. .3 showing the tray arranged to receive a glass .or tumbler.

Fig. 10 is an extended plan view of a blank slightly modified over that of Fig. 4 embodying the principles of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a sectional perspective view of an erected tray or carton insert formed from the blank of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is an extended plan view of a half blank showing a modification therein, yet in.- volving the principles of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a sectional perspective view in an erected tray or carton insert formed from the modified blank of Fig. 12.

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through the tray of Fig. 13 as seen from line l 1-M on said Fig. '13.

Fig. 15 is an extended plan view of a half blank showing a further modification therein yet embodying the principles of the present in vention.

Fig. 16 is a sectional perspective view of an erected tray or carton insert formed from the blank of Fig. 15.

Throughout the several views of the drawings similar reference characters are employed to de note the same or similar parts. I

As was noted above this inventionrelates to improvements in a package and particularly an insert or tray forming a part of the package,- for packing, displaying and shipping fragile articles. The range of articles that can be advantageously shipped, packed and displayed in the package'of the present invention is quite extensive and the term fragile article is intended to cover all of them and for purposes of simplicity the invention is illustrated and will be described in connection with the packaging of hollow glassware. It is to be further understood that fragile article means articles made of any kind of frangible material such as glass, pottery, plastic, and the like as well as articles that are not necessarily classified as hollow.

Specifically, the package of the present invention comprises a box proper or carton l5 in which is mounted one or more inserts or tray Iii and a lid or cover 11. The lid or cover H is shown in phantom lines in Fig. 1 and in solid lines, in cross section, in Fig. 3.

The box or carton is formed from a single blank of card or paper board material and comprises a bottom or base 18 from the sides of which rises side walls and 28 and end walls 2! and 22. The said side and end walls are each formed of appreciable thickness consisting of anouter wall member 23 and an inner wall member 2 3 spaced from one another by a top wall member 25. By this construction each of the side and end walls is provided with an air core 26 that acts as a cushion or a shock insulator for the completed package. In order that the side and end walls inner and outer wall member 23 and E i-may be retained in their spaced apart relation the inner Wall members 2 are each provided with a flap 2?.

In the formation of the box or carton proper either the side or end walls are arranged to have their flaps 21 secured to the carton bottom or base l8 whereby the said walls may be flattened and erected by merely raising same from their flat to their upstanding positions, while the remaining walls are adapted to be folded and interlocked with the secured wall to thereby hold all of the side and end walls in operative upstandlng positions. The box proper or carton heretofor described is not new, per se, but is substantially identical with the construction disclosed in applicants patent Re. 21,158.

To be employed with the box or carton is one or more trays I6 which is formed from a single blank of card or paper board material and is formed as illustrated in Fig. 4. Ti e blank for forming the tray it comprises a main panel or tray 28 bounded by score or fold lines 29, 39, 3! and 32. The score or fold lines 29 and 31 each hingedly connect to the panel 23 flaps 33 and 34 which, in the erected carton depend along the ends of the panel 28 and act as strengthening members to prevent sagging of said panel transversely thereof.

The score or fold line hingedly connects to the panel 28 a extension 35 which is provided with a plurality of score of fold lines 36, 37, 3S and 39 thereby dividing said extension into panels 40, 4|, 42, -43 and 4d. The panels id to 44 inclusive are adapted to be folded to be normal to one another and thereby provide a vertical support such as illustrated in Fig. 8. In order to secure the panels in operative relation to one another the panel i i acts as a glue flap and, during its formation, is supplied with adhesive or the adhesive may be applied to the panel to receive the panel 44, the said adhesive being indicated by the reference numeral 5, and applied to the underside of the panel 44, as seen in Fig. 4.

The ends of the panel 4% are defined by score or fold lines 46 and 47 through which are hingedly connected to the panel ii} tucking flaps 58 and 49 which are folded as illustrated in Fig. 8 to retain'the upright in operative positions.

The score or fold line 32 hingedly connects to the panel 23 an extension 59 which, similar to the extension 35, is provided with a plurality of 4 score or fold lines 5!, 52 and 53 thereby providing in the extension 59 panels 54, 55, 56 and 57. The panels 5:; to 5? inclusive are adapted to be arranged normal to one another thereby providing a support having a hollow rectangular cross section for the remaining side of the tray as seen in Fig. 8. In order to retain the said panels 54 to 57 in their operative relation the panel 5! acts as a glue flap and is adapted to be secured to the panel 28 immediately inward of and along the score or fold line 32 and for this purpose adhesive may be applied either to the panel 57 or the main panel or base 28 preferably, however, the adhesive, indicated by the reference numeral 58,

,1. is applied to the glue flap 5'1.

The panel 54 has its ends defined by score or fold lines 59 andtfl whereby there is hingedly connected with the said panel 5% tucking flaps 5i and'62.

Within the bounding score or fold lines 29, 31!, 3| and 32 the panel 28 is provided with one or more fragile article receiving and suspending devices. As illustrated in Fig. 4, the panel 28 has four similar suspending devices specifically such suspending devices for hollow glassware or tumblers each of which consists of the general outline of the glass or tumbler to be supported thereby and including a base score or fold line 63 from the opposite ends of which extends cut lines 64 and 65, with said out lines diverging from one another at angles substantially equal to the divergence of the sides of the glass or tumbler to be suspended. The area within the lines 63, 64 and 65 is divided by an arcuate out line 66 to provide a pair of tongues 61 and 68 each supported or attached at its outer end to the panel 28 with the tongue 6! connected to the panel 28 through the score line 63 and the tongue 63 integral with the panel. The tongue 6'! is further transversely divided by a score or fold line 69, while the tongue 68 is provided longitudinally thereof near the side or cut lines 64 and 65 with score or fold lines 10 and ii which are substantially parallel with the said out lines 84 and 65. It was noted above that lines 64, 65 and 66 are cut lines which is true, in the main, there being provided in each of said out lines uncut or tongue portions 12 which retain the tongues 67 and 68 in the plane of the panel 28 until such time as tumblers or glasses are to be mounted in the tray.

The blank extension 35 is provided, in line with each of the glass or tumbler suspending means, with a pair of cut lines 13 and 74, there being as many pairs of cut lines 13 and M as there are glass or tumbler suspending devices in the tray panel 28. Each pair of cut lines 13 and 14 have their ends joined by a score or fold line 15 and it. By this construction there is provided a section 'i'i bounded on its ends by cut lines 13 and M and on its sides by score or fold lines 15 and T6. The cut lines '53 and 7e straddle the extension score or foldline 38 wherefore each of the sections 71 is subdivided by a score or fold line which is in alignment with the score or fold line 38 and provide a portion of the section H in the panel i2 with the remaining portion of said section Tl in the panel 43.

After the tray has been set up as in Fig. 8 the score or fold lines 63 and 15 are in vertical alignmentas are the score or fold lines 59 and 38, particularly that portion of the score or fold lines 33 within the section H and indicated by the reference numeral 38f.

When the user desires to place within the tray a glass or tumbler,-su'ch as illustrated in Fig. 3, the *rim nor the glass or tumbler 19 is forced against the portion of the supporting device tongue -61 between the score or fold line 69 and outline 66 and by exerting a slight pressure thereon breaks the unscored portion or tongue 12 so that the said glass or tumbler rim [8 may beplaced beneath the now free end of the tongue 68. The user pushes the glass or tumbler in a direction to force the tongue 88 thereinto and by so doing, through the rim l8, breaks the remaining uncut portions 12 of cut lines 64 and 65. This actuation of the glass or tumbler upwardly bends the marginal portions 80 and 8!, between the score or fold lines It! and H and their-adjacent cut lines 84 and 65, to the positionillustrated by the marginal strip 8| of Fig. 3. The ends of said marginal portions 88 and BI are out free of the panel 28 or at 80' and 8|", andthese marginal strips 80 and 81 act to grip the "glass or tumbler for positioning the same.

The glass or tumbler supporting devices are so designed that by the time the rim 78 reaches the ends of the cuts 54 and 65 the bottom or base 82 of the glass or tumbler is over the tongue 61 and has the edge of said base or bottom 82 approximately over the score or fold line 59 of said tongue 61. Downward pressure on the glass or tumbler through the said bottom or base 82 will force the tongue 61 to bend on the score or fold line 69 and since this score or fold line is directly over the score or fold line 38 of the section 11 will correspondingly inwardly bend the section 1'! on the score or fold line 38. This results in the formation of, what may be termed a chair support wherein a seat, shoulder or support is formed including the portion of the section .71 between the score or fold line 38 and the score or fold line 16, and a back formed from the remaining portionof section 11, namely, the portion between the score or fold line 38 and the score or fold line acting as a base for the glass or tumbler bottom or base 82, all as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.

It will be noted tlfat the panels of the tray blank extensions and 58 are of different widths which 'results in the supports formed from said extension being of different heights so that the panel 28 inclines. The purpose for this is to compensate for the normal outward divergence and consequent upward and downward divergence, of theglass or tumbler sides.

The lid or cover I1, to complete the package for the fragile articles, is of the construction disclosed in :applicants' Patent 2,397,934 and as illustrated in cross section in Fig. 3.

Specifically, the lid I! comprises a cover pontion or panel 83 from the sides of which depend walls or flanges, the end walls being indicated by the reference numeral 84 while the side walls are. indicated by the reference numerals-85 and 86.

Each of the walls may be similarly formed or constructed it being more or less required that at least two walls have the construction of the side walls 85 and 86 which are of the step or shouldered variety and each comprising an outer wallmember 81 and aninner wall'member' formed of a spaced apart portion 88 and a contacting portion 89 with said inner wall portions joined by a transverse portion 90 which constitutes the shoulder. The inner wall member portions 88 and 88 are retained in their respective positions by having the contacting portion 88 adhesively secured to the outer wall member 81 and having thefreeend of the spaced apartportion 88 adhesively secured to the cover panel 83 by a glue It is believed that the operation ofthe shoal dered lid or cover I! is obvious from Fig. 3 since the shoulders of the lid reston thext'op wall members 25 of the carton'side wa'lls disposed immediately below. By this construction articles or the like which adequately protects the articles in shipment and at the same time provides an attractive display package.

The modification illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11 discloses a carton insert or tray in which a single fragile article is packed and which fragile artic'le, in the commercial device was a measuring cup or glass which is employed with other instrumentalities, such as thermometers, in making up a gift package of useful and desirable instrumentalities for the care of an infant or baby. The blank of Fig. 10 is modified over the blank of Fig. 4 in that the panels 54 and 58 of extension 58 are the same width as the panels- 40 and 42 of extension 35 so that'the main or tray panel 28 is parallel with the supporting sur, face as illustrated in Fig. 11. In addition the main or tray panel 28 of Fig. 10- is provided with elastic hold-down elements 92 and 93 as well as other cutouts or tabs such as '94 for mounting in position the various other instrumentalities noted above.

Furthermore, the blank illustrated in Fig. 10 is modified over that of Fig. 4 to the extent of having the tongue 67 entirely removed from the panel 28 resulting in said panel being provided with an opening or aperture 95 of the configuration of the tongue 61. In order to accomplish thisthe scoreor fold line 63, of Fig. 4, is changed to a out line 96 or at least to a line of perforations whereby the said tongue can be removed by the user upon the setting up of the tray, if it is not scrapped out of the blank by the manufacturer.

By this construction the said tray provides the chair support including the portions of the section 11 of the blank without having mounted thereon or superimposed thereon the portions of the tongue 61 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 11.

Inother words, the structure in Figs. 10 and 11 supply the chair support directly in the panel similar to that illustrated in Fig. 3 are employed' In each of the modifications heretofore described there has been utilized a tongue 68 to enter'the interior of hollow-ware such as tumblers and the like which tongue acted as a positioning member for engaging the interior surface of said hollow-ware. Adequate support for fragile articles whether of the hollow-ware type or of a type having a greatly reduced or restricted opening such as bottles, vases or the like, or having no opening at all, can be obtained by a very slight modification in the suspending means such as illustrated in Figs. 12,- 13 and 14.

Thismodifieation inFigs'. 12' to 14 inclusive consists in changing the tongue 68 to a flap 28 through the score or fold lines 01 and 98.

The out line I00, similar to cut lines 64, 85 and 86 above, is interrupted to provide small uncut portion I03 which retain the flaps IOI and I02 inthe plane of the panel 28 until it is desired to pack the, tray.

The tray blank of Fig. 12 is otherwise substantially identical with the blank of Fig. 4 and when the user desires to pack the same or suspend thereon fragile articles he merely exerts a slight pressure on the score or fold line 69 thereby depressing the tongue (5? as well as the section ll of the tray support to the position for forming the chair support at one end of the suspension device. This pressure on the article to be suspended likewise defiects the flaps IElI and I02 so that they. underlie and engage, exteriorly, the walls of the article and thereby support the body portion of the article while the end thereof is supported on the chair support. This suspension support of a fragile article is illustrated in Fig. 14 as supporting a tumbler, which tumbler is illustrated merely by way of an example of an article-- similar to the tongue 51, being hingedly connected with the panel 28 through a score or fold line I05 at its base and out from the panel 28 by diverging cut lines I05 and 50'! which are in alignment with the cut lines 64 and E5 of the tongue 61. An

arcuate out line Hi3, similar to the out line 66, r

separates the tongue its from the fiaps IGI and I92. The tongue Hi l, similar to the tongue El, is transversely divided by a score or fold line IE9 to provide the tongue portions forming chair support seat and back members. The blank exten- I sion 50 of the modified blank of Fig. 15is, like theextension 35, provided with a pair of slits or cuts H and I I I which are in line with the ends of the score or fold line I95 of the tongue I04, with said slits straddling the score or fold line 53 and having their ends joined by score or fold line ;I I2, and H3. By this construction there is provided in the extension is sections II i which correspond to the sections 11 of the extension 3?; with said section Ii i longitudinally divided by the portion of the score or fold line 53 that extends between the slits or cuts H0 and III, and which score or fold line in said section I i is indicated by the reference numeral 53'.

It should be noted that the section IId of the blank extension 50' is slightly longer than the corresponding section ll of the blank extension 35 and that this is occasioned by the fact that the tongue I04 has a base or a score or fold line I of greaterlength than the base or score-or fold line as of the ongue 01 since the cut lines off said tongues diverge from the ends of the tongue 81 score or fold line 63.

In order to most conveniently provide the chair seat in the blank extension of Fig. 15 the said extension is provided with an additional panel H5 between the panels es and 57 with said panel H5 joined to the panel 56 through the score or fold line 53 and the glue flap or panel 51 joined to the panel I I5 by the score or fold line I I6. By this construction the end of the extension 50' is secured to the panel 54 through the glue flap 5! instead of being secured directly to the tray panel 28 as above described and illustrated in Figs. 3, 8 and 9.

In setting up the blank of Fig. 15 the score or fold line 53 of the section H4 aligns with the score or fold line I09 of the tongue I04 in the same manner that the score or fold line 69 of the tongue 61 aligns with the score or fold line 38' of the section I! of blank extension 35. By this construction pressure on the score or fold line I09 of the tongue IE4 forms a chair support in the tray support formed by blank extension 59'. The final setting up of the tray of the blank of Fig. 15

'is clearly illustrated in Fig. 16 wherein the chair supports would be at opposite ends of the article suspended thereby with the exterior body engaging flaps lei and I02 below and supporting the body of the article.

It will be understood that the tongue 61 of Fig. 12 as well as both the tongue 6? and the tongue 194 of Fig. 15 may be scrapped from the tray panel 28 so that openings or apertures corresponding thereto will be formed within the tray panel 28 as was above described with respect to the modification of Fig. 10. In this instance the chair supports at each end of the article will be directly formed in the tray supports made up of .the panels of blank extensions 35 and 50.

It is believed that it is obvious from the foregoing that the carton with its insert or tray as above described will accomplish the objects initially set forth.

' What is claimed is:

1. In a package of the class described the coinbination of a carton proper including a bottom bounded by walls, each wall of spaced apart wall members with a top wall joining the same thereby afiording cushioning and shock absorbing carton walls, a lid or cover including a covering panel. depending walls from the covering panel for embracing the carton walls with said lid or cover walls of greater depth than the carton walls. whereby the covering panel is upwardly of the carton walls, means associated with said lid or cover covering panel and Walls for engagement with the carton walls top walls for positioning the covering panel above the carton walls, and a fragile article suspending tray within the carton walls extending transversely of the carton between the carton walls and located intermediate the bottom of the carton proper and the' covering panel of the lid or cover when said lid or cover is placed on the carton proper, said ing a fragile article with its axis substantially in the plane of the main panel and supporting the fragile article above the bottom of the carton proper and below the covering panel of the lid or cover.

2. In a package of the class described the com- :bination of .a carton proper including a bottom "bounded by walls, each wall of spaced apart Wall members with a top wall member joining the same therebyaffording cushioning and shock absorbing carton walls, a carton lid or cover including a covering panel, depending walls from the covering panel for embracing the carton walls with certain of said lid or cover walls, for a portion the height, being of spaced apart inner and outer wall members joined by a shoulder member for engagement with the carton walls top wall members thereby affording cushioning and shock absorbing cover walls supplemental to the cushioning and shock absorbing walls of the carton, and a fragile article suspending tray within the carton walls extending transverse y of the carton between the carton walls and located intermediate the bottom of the carton proper and the covering panel of the lid or cover when said lid or cover is placed on the carton proper, said fragile article suspending tray comprising a main panel, supports depending from opposed sides of the main panel to the carton proper bottom, and means integral with said main panel for suspending a fragile article with its axis substantially in the pane of the main panel and supporting the fragile article above the bottom of the carton proper and below the covering panel of the lid or cover.

3. In a package of the class described the combination of a carton proper including a bottom bounded by walls, each wall of spaced apart wall members with a top wall member joining the same thereby affording cushioning and shock absorb ng carton walls, a carton lid or cover including a covering panel, depending walls fromthe covering panel for embracing the carton walls .With certain of said lid. or cover walls. for a portion the height, being of spaced apart inner and outer wall members joined by a shoulder member for engagement with the carton walls top of the main panel to the carton proper bottom, a

tongue in the plane of and cut from the tray main panel with one end integral with the tray main panel, said tray main panel having an opening therein formed around said tongue conforming to the outline of the article to be suspended and said tongue having a length and width substanitally equal to the internal length and width of the hol ow fragile article and said tongue reoeived within the fragile article for holding the article in the tray main panel opening.

. 4. In a package of the c ass described the combination of a carton proper including a bottom bounded by walls each wall of spaced apart wall members with a top wall member joining the sarne thereby afiording cushion ng and shock absorbing carton walls. a carton lid or cover includin a covering panel, depend ng walls rom the covering panel for m rac ng the carton walls with certain of said lid or cover wa ls, for a portion the height, being of spaced apart inner and outer wall mem ers joined by a shoulder member for engagement with the carton walls top wall members thereby affording cushioning and shock absorbing cover walls supplemental to the cushioning and shock absorbing walls of the carton, a hollow fragile article suspending tray within the carton walls extending transversely of the carton between the carton walls and located intermediate the bottom of the carton proper'and the covering panel of the lid or cover when said lid or cover is placed on the carton proper, said fragile article suspending tray comprising a main panel, supports depending from two opposed sides of the main panel to the carton proper bottom. a tongue in the plane of and cut' from the tray main panel with one end integral with the tray main panel, said tray main panel having an opening therein formed around said tongue conforming to the outline of the article to be suspended said tongue having a length and width substantially equal to the internal length and width of the. hollow fragile article and said tongue received in the article for holding the article in the tray main panel opening, and a chairlike support beyond the free end of the tongue receiving the end of the article.

5. In a package of the class described the combination of a carton proper including a bottom bounded by walls each wall of spaced apart wall members with a top wa l member joining the same thereby affording cushioning and shock absorbing carton walls, a carton lid or cover including a covering panel, depending walls from the covering panel for embracing the carton walls with certain of said lid or cover walls, for a portion the height. being of spaced apart inner and outer wall members joined by a shoulder member for engagement with the carton walls top wall members thereby affording cushioningand shock absorbing cover walls supplemental to the cushioning and shock absorbing walls of the carton,

a hollow fragile article suspending tray within the carton walls and located intermediate the top and bottom of said carton walls for suspending a fragile article above the bottom of the carton proper and below the covering panel of the lid or cover, having a fragile article suspending device within the bounds thereof comprising a tongue in the plane of and cut from the tray with one end integral with the tray, said tray having an opening therein conforming to the out ine of the article to be suspended said tongue having a length and width substantially equal to the internal length and width of the hollow fragile article and said tongue received in the article for holding the article in the tray opening, a chairlike support at the free end of the tongue receiving the end of the article, and means integral with and depending from the ends of the tray for locating the tray intermediate the top and bottom of the carton walls.

6. A shipping and disp ay tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a main panel, a suspending device within thebounds of the panel comprising a tongue having a length and width substantially equal to the length and width of an article to be received thereon with said tongue, while within the article, substantially in the plane of the main panel. said panel having an open ng therein corresponding to the outline of the article, said tongue being provided along its side with score or fold lines thereby providing marginal portions on the tongue acting as impingements between the tongue and article for holding the article in the tray opening and securing same in position relative to the tray, and means integral with the edges of the tray for supporting samev abovev a 11' supporting surface and for holding the article above said supporting surface.

7. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a main panel, a suspending device within the bounds of the panel comprising a tongue having a length and width substantially equal to the length, and width of an article to be received thereon with said tongue, while within the article, substantially in the plane of the main panel,

. said panel having an opening therein correspond-- ing to the outline of the article, said tongue being provided along its sides with score or fold :lines thereby providing marginal portions on the a tongue acting as impingements between the tongue and article for holding the article in the i tray opening and securing same in position relative to the tray,'means integral with the edges of the tray for supporting same above a supporting surface and for holding the article above said supporting surface, and means integral with the tray beyond the free end of the tongue for receiving and supporting one end of the article. 8. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a main panel, a suspending device within the bounds of the panel comprising a tongue having a length and width substantially equal to the length and width of an article to be received thereon with said tongue, while within the article, substantially in the plane of the main panel, said panel having an opening therein corresponding to theoutline of the article, said tongue being provided along its sides with score or fold lines thereby providing marginal portions on the tongue acting as impingement between the tongue and article for holding the article in the tray opening and securing same in position relative to the tray, means integral with the edges of the tray for supporting same above a support ing surface and for holding the article above said supporting surface and a chairlike support integral with the tray beyond the free end of the tongue for receiving one end of the article and cooperating with the tongue in suspending the article relative to the tray support. 9. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a main panel, a suspending device within the bounds of the panel comprising a tongue having a length and width substantially equalto the length and width of an article to be received thereon with said tongue, while within the article, substantially in the plane of the main panel, said panel having an opening therein corresponding to the outline of the article, said tongue be- -ing provided along its sides with score or fold lines thereby providing marginal portions n the tongue acting as impingements between the tongue and article for holding the article in the tray opening and securing same in position relative to the tray, and means integral with the edges of the tray for supporting same above a supporting surface and for holding the article above said supporting surface, comprising extensions from the sides of the tray above,and below the tray tongue subdivided into panels foldable to provide hollow cushioning and shock absorbing supports of rectangular cross section. 10. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a main panel, a suspending device within the bounds of the panel comprising a tongue having a length and widthsubstantially equal to the length and width of an article for holding the article above said supporting su1 face, comprising extensions from the sides of the tray above and below the tray tongue subdivided by score lines into panels foldable to provide hollowcushioning and shock absorbing supports of rectangular cross section, said support beyond the free end of the tongue having slits in two adjacent panels with said slits crossing the score line between said panels and afifording a reverse fold of the portions of said panels between said slits to provide a chairlike support for one end of the article.

11. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a main panel, a suspending device within the bounds of the panel comprising a tongue having a length and width substantially equal to the length and width of an article to be received thereon with said tongue, While within the article, substantially in the plane of the main panel, said panel having an opening therein corresponding to the outline of the article, said tongue being provided along its sides with score or fold lines thereby providing marginal portions on the tongue acting as impingements between the tongue and article for holding the article in the tray opening and securing same in position relative to the tray, means integral with the edges of the tray for supporting same above a supporting surface and for holding the article above said supporting surface, comprising extensions from the sides of the tray above and below the tray tongue subdivided by score lines into panels foldable to provide hollow cushioning and shock absorbing supports of rectangular cross section, said support beyond the free end of the tongue having slits in two adjacent panels with said slits crossing the score line between said panels and affording a reverse fold of the portions of said panels between said slits to provide a chairlike support for one end of the article, and a second tongue carriedby the tray beyond the first tongue and having one end integrally, hingedly, connected to the tray with a transverse score or fold line in superimposed alignment with the chairlike support reverse foldable score and operable therewith in forming the chair support for the end of the article.

1 2. In a device of the class described a supporting tray formed of a single blank of paper or card board comprising a tray panel, an extension from the four sides of the tray panel each hingedly connected with the tray panel for depending positioning with respect thereto, two opposed extensions each subdivided by score or fold lines to provide extension panels to be normal to one another to form tray panel supports with each such support of hollow rectangular cross section secured through a glue flap to be articulated on one another and the tray panel, a tongue having a configuration simulating that of the interior of an article to be received thereon with said tongue, while within the article, substantially in the plane of the tray panel, said 1.3 tray panel having an opening therein corresponding; to the outline of thetongue with the -articleinsaid opening, said tongue having one end thereof integrally hingedly connected to the tray panel, said tongue having its sides divergmg in conformity with the divergence of the body portion of the supported article with said tongue Y the" tray opening, and means provided by the rectangular tray support beyond the free end of the tongue'for receiving and supporting one end of the article.

13. In a device of the class described a supporting trafy formed of a single blank of paper or cardboard comprising a tray panel, an extension from the four sides of thetray panel each hingedly connected with the tray panel for depending positioning with respect thereto, two opposed extensions each subdivided by score or fold lines to provide extension panels to be normal to one another to form tray panel supports with each such support of hollow rectangular cross section secured through a glue flap to be articulated on one another and the tray panel, a tongue having a configuration simulating that of the interior of an article to be received thereon with said tongue, while within the article, substantially-in the plane of the tray panel, said tray panel having an opening therein corresponding to the outline of the tongue with the article in said opening, said tongue having one end thereof integrally hingedly connected to the tray panel, said tongue having its sides divergingin conformitywiththedivergence of the body portion of the supported article with said tongue of sufficient Width with respect to interior of the article mounted thereon to provide flanges along the sides of the tongue adapted for impingement on the article for holding same in the tray opening, and means provided by the rectangular tray support beyond the free end of the tongue for receiving and supporting one end of the article comprising slits in certain adjacent extension panels of said tray panel support transversely of the score or fold, line between said adjacent extension panels whereby the section of said extension panels between vsaid slits may be reversely folded on the score line to provide a chairlike support for the said one end of the article.

14. Ina device of the class described a supporting tray formed of a single blank of paper or cardboard comprising a tray panel, an extension from the four sides of the tray panel each hingedly connected with the tray panel for depending positioning with respect thereto, two opposed extensions each subdivided by score or fold lines to provide extension panels to be normal to one another to form tray pane1 supports with each such support of hollow rectangular cross section secured through a glue flap to be articulated on one another and the tray panel a tongue having a configuration simulating that of the interior of an article to be received thereon with said tongue, while within the article, substantially in the plane of the tray panel, said tray panel having an opening therein corresponding to the outline of the tongue with the artic e in said opening. said tongue having one end thereof integrally hingedly connected to the tray panel, said tongue having its sides diverging in conformity with the divergence of the body portion of the supporting article with said tongue of sufiicient width with respect to the interior of the article mountsupporting one end of the article.

'ed thereon toprovide flanges along :the sides 01 the tongue adapted for impingement on the article for holding same in the tray opening, means provided by the rectangular tray support beyond the free end of the tongue for receiving and supporting one end of the article comprising slits in certain adjacent extension panels. of said tray panel support transversely of the score or fold line between said adjacent panels whereby the section of said extension panels between said slits may be reversely folded on the score line to provide a chairlike support for said one end of the article, and a second tongue carried by the tray panel having one end integrally hingedly connected to the tray and the free end projecting toward the free end of the first tongue with said second tongue transversely scored whereby it may be folded to conform with the chairlike support formed in the tray support.

-15. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a tray panel, a fragile article suspending device within the bounds of the panel comprising a section within said panel bounds formed by cut and score lines to form an opening in the tray panel conforming to substantially the contour of the article received in said opening and being supported thereby, said opening forming cut and score lines providing a flap to engage the body portion of the article and thereby suspend the same with said flap integrally connected to the tray panel, and means associated with the tray panel, at least at one end of the flap f0 16. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a tray panel, a suspending device within the bounds of the panel comprising cut and some lines to form an opening in the tray panel sub stantially silhouetting the article received in said opening and to be supported thereby, said opening forming cut and score lines providing a flap within the bounds of the tray panel hingedly connected to said tray panel through the score line for supporting the body of the article, and a chairlike support associated with the tray panel at least at one end of the flap for supporting one end of the article.

17. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a tray panel, a suspending device within the bounds of the panel comprising cut and score lines to form an opening in the tray panel substantially silhouetting the article received in said opening and to be supported thereby, said opening forming cut and score lines providing a flap within the bounds of the tray panel hingedly connected to said tray panel through the score line for supporting the body of the article, means at the sides of the tray panel for supporting the tray panel above a supporting surface, and a chairlike support in said tray panel supporting means at least at one end of the flap for supporting one end of the article.

18. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a tray panel, a suspending device within the bounds of the panel comprising cut and score lines to form an opening in the tray panel substantia'ly silhouetting the article received in said opening and to be supported thereby, said opening forming cut and score lines providing a flap within the bounds of the tray panel hingedly connected to said tray panel through the score line for supporting the body of the article, means at the sides of the tray panel for supporting the tray panel; above 'a supporting surface, and chairlike --s.upporting means in the said tray panel supstantially silhouetting the article received in said -opening and to be supported thereby, said opening forming cut and score lines providing a flap within the bounds of the tray panel hingedly connected to said tray panel through the score line 'forsupporting the body of the article, two extensions from opposite ends of the tray panel -each subdivided by score or fold lines to provide extension panels to be normal to one an-- other to form tray panel supports with each such support of hollow rectangular cross section sercured, through a glue flap to be articulated on one another and the tray panel, and means provided by the rectangular tray support beyond one end ,of the body supporting flap for receiving and supporting one end of the article, comprising slits in certain adjacent extension panels of said tray panel support transversely of the score or fold line between said adjacent extension panels whereby the section of said extension panels between said slits may be reversely folded on the score line to provide a chairlike support for the said one end of the article.

20. A shipping and display tray formed from a single blank of paper or card board material comprising a traypanel, a suspending'device within the bounds of the panel comprising cut and score lines to form an opening in the tray panel substantially silhouetting the article received in said opening and to be supported thereby, said open- .ing forming out and score lines providing afiap within the bounds of the tray panel hingedlyconnected to said tray panel through the scoreline for supporting the body of the article/two o'pposed extensions each formed from opposite sides of the tray panel and each subdivided by score or fold lines to provide extension panels to be normal to one another to form tray panel supports with each such support of hollow rectangular cross section secured through a glue flap to be articulated on one another and the tray panel, and means provided by each of the rectangular tray supports beyond the ends of the flap for receiving and supporting the ends of the article, comprising slits in each extension in certain adjacent extension panels thereof with said. slits extending transversely of the score or fold line between said adjacent extension panels whereby the sections of said extension panels between said slits in each extension may be reversely folded on its score line to provide a chairlike support for each end of the article.

WILLIAM P. FRANKENSTEIN.-

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Frankenstein Apr- 6, 1946 

